The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-24
Things Along the Potomac Quiet.
The Holiday Recess Already Has
It's Effect Upon News.
Senator Sawyer Booming the Postal
Telegraph Movement.
He Will Bring It Up Before the
~ .Postoffice Committee.
The Late Mr.. Moffatt To Be Buried at
Traverse City, Mich.-No Services
Held in Washington Maj. j.
M. Wrights Appointment.

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WAsHISGTGN, Dec. 23.-A bill was intro
duccd in the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Jones,
of Arkansas for the erection of q public
building at Helena, in that State.
WORK IN THE LAND OFFICE.
II is stated ct the general land office that
6170 patents under the homestead, pre-
emption and other public land laws were
Issued between the lst and oath OF the present
month. This is large increase over the
record for December, lSSG. Early next week
Commissioner StockSlagcr will assign at
least ten additional clerks 20 the contest
division of the general land office to work
Exclusively upon the appealed contests now
awaiting action. The contest force thus
augmented, the acting commissioner thinks,
will dispose Of fully $50 OF these cases a
month. thus making rapid gains upon the
pccumulation Of such cases.
SERVICE OF PENSIONERS.
A statement has been prepared at the pen
sion office which shows that the average
p!ngth Of military service Of soldiers IN the
Hast war, who have during the last three
ImOnhs been granted invalid pensions, Is
1.-TWO years, four months and thirteen DAYS.
lThc average length Of service Of soldiers
Whose widows have been granted pensions
Iduring the same period is two years and
Ieightccn days. The service Of sailors in the
lnayy for the same period averages one year,
ten months and three days. The average
Iscryicc Of Mexican war claimants under the
Inct Of June % 1857 is shown TO be one year
land twelve days. In widows Mexican war
Iclaims, the service Is shown 10 be one year
Iand twcnty-fuur days.
IMPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The chief Of the bureau Of statistics IN his
ifth monthly statement, for the year ending
IJunc 90, lSSs, Of the imports aud exports OF
Ifhc United States, reports the total values OF
fhe imports Of merchandise for the five,
Eleven and twelve months ended November
S0 1857, as compared with similar imports
for the corresponding periods of the prcccd-
Bng year. as follows:
Five months ended November 20. lss7,
s2O, 22s, ,G2j; same period in 1855, S25s, ,jGl, =
I1i5; eleven months ended November 20.
Ilss1, Sij6,7US,Sl5, Ia lSSG, $GJ7, l5i ,Os7;
twelve months Of 1887, S7l2,DSGOls, In 1855,
1850, 362OF
Tho total values Of the exports were ~ fol-
Vows: Five months ended November 30
fsl, S3ll ,6j3, ,2E; In 1856 1900 375, s2i. eleven
Impnihs In 1851, S6i2, 2,Oi33ll. in 1886, SG27.-
UFbbbii twelve months In 1886, SG2i .Gu1;
IN Give months in 1857 fG2i tJo,Cjji in lss6,
EsU2, 2OoIl3.
MR.. NoFFATT's FUNERAL.
Mrs. Moilait, widow Of the deceased con-
Irrcs-uln from Michigan. arrived IN Wash
bngion this morning, accompanied by her
BON. In accordance with her wishes there
Ivill be- no funeral services held here. The
Congressional committee, consisting ol Scua-
Itor Palmer aud Representatives Cutchcon,
Illrcwcr, Ford, Fisher Shiycly, Lyman aud
vWudc, left on the $50 o'clock train this even
Iug with the remains AZ Fort Wayne, Ind ,
uihCy will be met hy delegation uf citizens
from Michigan, who will also accompany the
Icmains to Mr.. Mpnatts late residence iu
fmycr.c City, Mich, where the funeral scrv-
ccs will be held and the intrrmCut take
placc.
FOREIGN MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
During the present month there has been q
roat incrrasc in the number ui foreign
UuOuCy orders, which r. attributed to the
ustom of people In this country sending
hrisimas presents uf money tu their friends
Uthrold. Ills estimated the amount IL money
cnt away this month will be greater than
UEny previous year. More money is sent 90
uirclt Britain than any other foreign Cuuu.
Uiry. Last year the amount IT money Orders
~ucd for Great Britain w1snClrly 100000,
Ian increase over the previous year NJ nearly
Iil ilu1Wl. Germany cImc next, with about
III hOuuUo. then Canada. with something
lover - ,OO0J0. Some $4,000 was sent tp
Italy, while about $40 was transmitted 10
lsWiizurand.
MAJ. J. ~ wUiour's APPOINTMENT.
Mai J. ". Wright. u Louisville. Ky, has
oOn appointed manhnl 81 the United States
VuprcnC court, in place of Col. ! &. Niculny,
Uwhu has held that position about Fifteen
yclr. Mai Wright. whose appointment
will take eject ON The ~ ui January next,
the son oi Gen. Geo. Wright, u. 5. A.,
shu commanded the department uf the Ia.
'iiic during the war and Who was lot on
Dee steamship Brother Jonathan IN istj.
yghilc going from Fan Francisco 10 Oregon.
H.. d #...H.
himself at West Point 90 the beginning uf
De- war. IN 1851 ho resigned bis oadciship
accept au appointment us assistant uliu-
ant rucul Oi volunteers on tho stan ~
Major General u. &. Buell.. liC accompanied
zen. buell. tn thc west and served there in
is ttan throughout his campaigns After
be war hc sstilcd iu Louisville and byiuu
DC practice % law. lie served four years
member Of the Kentucky Legislature
nd four years as AdiutantG,nrml oi that
tate, lie was subsequently president and
pnCnl manager of Tie Southern exposition,
which President Arthur formally opened iu
louisville ln issl. A. superintendent, be-
1mnizcd the Louisville board " trade, and
crycd for some time us its manager lie
ls been for o number of years an almost
onstaurrontribuior 90 Che newspaper pr'-a,
md Tor nearly three years WIS a regular
EDITORIAL writer Ou the LOulsyillc Courier
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TRIAL TnIr on TUE CuicAGo.
Tho Secretary of the Navy hns received the
iiic'nl report concerning iho recent trial
urip ~ the United States ship Chicago. The
mean speed obtained during iho tiv hours
loo, ih1 knots and The maximum speed Tor
hour was 1885 knots. The m'au horse
Jwcr developed was i.Bi aul ihC maximum
ur au hour h3is The machinery worked
muuthly Tor the entire run, and though
Mater was occasionally used lu Co. journals,
lee engines were not stopped Ur slowed down
any time during the trial The engines
,orkcd quickly and efficiently.
THE POSTAL rELrGHNpu MOVEMENT
Senator Sawyer, chairman oi the Senate
- ,ustonicc committee. HyH be- VIII bring tuU
UbicCt of the postal Telegraph before che
ummiittc very early after the holiday rc.
,.. aud hp expresses the opinion th1t thc
ommItlco VIII sct about Tie stuIy ui Che
Ulup.fiuu involved nc uurv. lie doesn't know
yhoiHrrit Will hc neycs. airy tu orru thr duura
nd hear arguments from parties hu ur Boo
nyor ui ur opposed a. gbyuum.UHl inter
crcncr with the telegraph TNf' 'H Hl'
cndy be- says o. vast amount ni lIirwiurc
N the subject. and personally De- hTs heard
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